Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Saturday 5 September 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.
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Both GB News and ITV News reported that the United Nations has moved to adopt a new map projection to replace the long-used Mercator projection. The Equal Earth projection, as named by GB News, shows continents in their relative true sizes. The Mercator projection, in use since the 16th century, depicts Africa as being similar in size to Greenland, though Africa is actually 14 times larger. ITV News said more than 160 countries voted in favour of the initiative, which was proposed by Togo. GB News added that the UK supported the resolution, the US was the only country to vote against, and that the change is non-binding and intended for atlases rather than navigation. The coverage framed this as a correction of a historical cartographic inaccuracy.
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